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Is Sainsbury's Taste the Difference fruit and nut muesli ultra-processed?

Mueslis with nuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Taste the Difference fruit and nut muesli

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed mueslis with nuts

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Oat Flakes, Wheat Flakes, Flame Raisins 15%, Sultanas 10%, Papaya 6% (Papaya, Sugar, Preservative), Pineapple 5% (Pineapple, Sugar, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Preservative), Coconut 4%, Almonds 3%, Dried Banana 4.5% (Banana, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Flavouring), Hazelnuts 2%

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Oat Flakes, Toasted Wheat Flakes, Flame Raisins (15%), Sultanas (10%), Sweetened Dried Papaya (6%) (Papaya, Sugar, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Sweetened Dried Pineapple (5%) (Pineapple, Sugar, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Coconut (4%), Almonds (3%), Sweetened Dried Banana (4.5%) (Banana, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Flavouring), Hazelnuts (2%).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 mueslis with nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 71% of the mueslis with nuts here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 28 mueslis with nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00405263, last edited 14 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.